Evince
[ɪ'vɪns]
Definition
(v. t.) To conquer; to subdue.
(v. t.) To show in a clear manner; to prove beyond any reasonable doubt; to manifest; to make evident; to bring to light; to evidence.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. Prove, demonstrate, show, evidence, manifest, elucidate, make evident, make clear.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Exhibit, evidence, show, prove, manifest, demonstrate
ANT:Suppress, disprove, negative, conceal
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Definition
v.t. to prove beyond doubt: to show clearly: to make evident.—n. Evince′ment.—adj. Evinc′ible that may be evinced or made evident.—adv. Evinc′ibly.—adj. Evinc′ive tending to evince prove or demonstrate.
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Examples
- What sudden eagerness is this you evince? Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- To evince these sentimentshowever, required a thorough comprehension of his nature; and his nature was of an order rarely comprehended. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- I am afraid, replied Elinor, that the pleasantness of an employment does not always evince its propriety. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
- It was vulgar, and showed the littleness which some want of philanthropy towards our poor fellow creatures always must evince. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- If at any time in future you evince it annoyingly, I shall answer even less scrupulously than I have done now. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- I love heart in women, said Ebrington, and am grateful when feeling of any kind is evinced towards me. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- She constantly evinced these nice perceptions and delicate instincts. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Her reply--not given till after a pause--evinced one of those unexpected turns of temper peculiar to her. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- My readers, besides accusing me of vanity, would not believe such exaggerated feeling as he evinced, to be in human nature. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- With regard to my sisters, I never had but one, and she has ceased to exist, who evinced the least regard for me. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- For my part I felt flattered and obliged by the affection Frederick Lamb evinced towards me; but I was still not in love with him. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- The modesty Ginevra herself had never evinced in this matter, now flushed all over the face of her admirer. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- The consideration evinces your delicacy of feeling. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Of course I feel it, ma'am,' said Mr. Raddle, rubbing his hands, and evincing a slight tendency to brighten up a little. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Then you must prove it by evincing a good appetite; will you fill the teapot while I knit off this needle? Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Without evincing any inclination to come in again, he there delivered his valedictory remarks. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- Barraclough uplifted the palms of his hands and the whites of his eyes, evincing in the gesture a mere burlesque of hypocrisy. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- This was laughed at at the time, but it struck me then, as it appears to me now, as evincing originality of thought and an indisposition to be led by the example of others. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- Miss Ingram, I am sure you will not fail in evincing superiority to idle terrors. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
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